Project 2016 - Introduction

Lesson – Working with Tasks

Project 2016

Steps

Practice Data

5. Select the text you want to edit in the entry bar. The text is selected.

Double-click the word Plans in the entry bar.

6. Type the new text.

Type Blueprints.

The new text appears in the field and the entry bar.

7. Press OK.

Press

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The new text is entered in the field.

8. To use in-cell editing, select the field containing the entry. The desired field is selected. 9. Press [F2] to put the field in edit mode. The insertion point appears in the

Click the Task Name field for the Get Bids task.

Press [F2].

entry, indicating that the field is in edit mode.

Replace Get with Obtain .

10. Edit the entry as desired.

The entry is edited as desired.

11. Press [Enter] .

Press [Enter].

The new text is entered in the field.

Save and close HOUSE2.MPP.

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Discussion

Project 2016 offers several scheduling options control your schedule. Controls include Manual Scheduling, Inactive Tasks, and Top-Down Summary task.

Manual Scheduling add tasks with or without durations, start dates, or end dates at any place in the project. Durations and dates are entered as free-form text, and summary tasks do not inherit dates and task data from sub-tasks. If sub-tasks are linked, the start and finish dates are not calculated unless you choose to enforce the links using the Respect Links button. Some of the benefits of this are that you can use these tasks to show a high-level phase view or to give estimated durations such as Late May. This is the default setting for a new project file unless it is changed.

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